THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
WINTER SHOES
Wc liavc the most complete lines of nil
styles in. hoes.
Our Stock Combines Style, Com
fort and Service,
ami from it YOU CAN SATISFY any taste and
suit any Purse.
ftSWe have them in all Leathers.
Chas. M. Evans,
HYGIENIC SHOES
RETORT OK TIIK CONDITION OF
The Farmers National Bank
At tlic Close of Business Xov. 2.1 1002.
, RESOURCES. " LIABILITIES.
I.ons and Discounts, $252,34. 41
V. S. lionds, 60,1100.00
Stocks, Securities, &c., - '39 .i5l.5
Furniture and Fixtures, 5. 557-5"
,asn anu icserve, 04,475,72
52l,72!.!3
WM. .S M0YE1I, Pkks.
DIRECTORS:
Grant Herring,
N. U. Funk.
Dr. J. J. Brown,
W. S. Mover,
Dr. W. M. Reber,
C. A. KLti.M,
THE COLUMBIAN.
BLOOMSBURG, FA.
THURSDAY, DI.CEMHI.K 25, iyu2.
Hjitrredallhx PonlOjIirr at ISliHnnntittrg, ra
vnramilvlurK mutter, Man It 1 , IKf c.
Columbia & Montour El. Ry.
timk taiii.i: i5 i;n i.iTjrNi;
l, 1902, mid until further notice
Cars leave lllooin fur Espy, Almcdia, l.iinc
Rid;e, Berwick and intermediate oinls as
follows:
A. VI. 5:00, 5:40, 6:20, 7:00, 7:40, S:2o,
9:00, 9:40, 10:20, 11:00, 11:40.
P. M. 12:20, 1:00, 1:40, 2.20, 3:00, 3:40,
4:20, 5:00, 5:40, 6:20, 7:co, 7:40, 8:2 -, y:io,
10:20 and (1 1 :oo Saturday nights, only. )
Leaving depart from Berwick one hour
from time as given above, commencing at
6:00 a. m.
Leave Iiloom for Catawissa A. M. 6:20,
7:00, 7:40, 8:2o, 9:00, 9:0, 10:oo, 11:40.
P. M. 12:20, i:0o 1:40, 2:20, 3:00, 3:40,
4:20, 5:00, 5:40, 6:20, 7:00, 7.40, 8:209:00
9:40, 10:20 and (t 1:00 Saturday nights only.
Cars returning depart Iiom CatawUsa 20
minutes tiom time as given above
D. 0. Hackett,
Superintendent.
Buckborn.
A good time coming. The Buck
horn Band will hold a box sociable in
their room on New Year's Nij:ht.
Every lady in the land is invited to
prepare a box. Other refreshments
will be served. The public generally
has a cordial invitation. Music by
the band. Proceeds to purchase
some new instruments. Auction to
begin at 8 o'clock.
Any subscriber who pays up all ar
rearages and a year in advance will
be presented with a copy of the Cen
tennial Souvenir Book of Bloomsburg.
Any new subscriber paying in ad
vance will get a receipt to Jan. 1 1904
and a copy of the book. Subscribe
now. . tf-
'(Bell Telephone.
Beautiful,
Useful,
Novel,
Cheap,
These are just a few of the remarks
we hear about our line for Christinas
this year.
It is all Ready for You
and if you make your purchases with
out seeing our line you will regret
".Juntas sure as guns.
We specify a few of our lines:
Leather Goods,
Japanese Uoods,
Dickens Goods,
Burnt Wood,
Ebony and Silver Good,
Wedge Wood Ware,
Fine Confectionery,
Ferfumes.
Steins.
Pi Our motto thisjyear is "something different
from the lest."
W. S. RlSHTON,
Market Scraaro Pharmacist.
FOR CHILDREN.
Caj it.U Slock, . . .6o,ooo.oo
Surplus and Undivided I'rofits, 59,878 91
C'iiculalion, .... 59,5-jo.oo
Deposits 342,3(922
$521, 728.13
M. MILLE1KX. Cashier.
H. A. McKili.ii',
C. M. CEVEl,ING,
C. W. RfNYON.
LOCALNEWS.
Legal advertisements on. page 7.
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Hath Robes, Ben Gidding.
. . ..
The schools closed on Tuesday,
and will remain cloned until Mon
day, January 3rd.
Call and see the bargans in cloth'
iwg at Gross'
The lowest possible prices on
Diamonds at Geo. W. Hess'.
Underwear in wool and cotton,
fleeced and plain at Ben Gidding's.
J. Wesley Moyer, as usual, is
keeping his business before the
public, in the distribution of a very
handsome 1903 calendar.
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If you want your Christmas gifts
correctly and beautifully engraved
buy them from J. K. Roys, Jeweler.
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All kinds cf underwear, wool &
cotton at all prices at L. Gross
A little daughter was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Less Alexander at their
home on West street Saturday.
Seven years in business is our
reference. Gem Steam Laundry.
The White Milling Company
vesterdav presented a turkey to
each of its employees, as a Christ
mas present.
Christmas goods, handkerchiefs,
ties, dressing cases &c. in great
variety at L. Gross.
Dress easesjand valises at Ben
Gidding's.
Hair brushes, nail brushes, cloth
brushes, tooth brushes, nailbrushes
etc., at Mercer's Drug and Book
Store.
Buy your Sterling silver spoons
of Geo. W. Hess. Gorhams make,
all substantial weights.
The Farmers National Bank Is
presenting to its customers a large
and beautiful calendar for the com
ing year.
The most beautifully engrtved
jewelry and silverware is bought
from J. E. Roys. n-2t
.
At Whary's china store there is
a large line of pretty Jardinieres,
Vases, Toilet sets, and a great as
sortment of china, glassware, etc.
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Collars and Cuffs, Ben Gidding.
No cracked collars at the Gem
Steam Laundry. Try us.
FOR A CHRISTMAS DINNER.
Everything in season at Tooley
& Co's. 1
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Plush caps 50c to $2.50 at Ben
Gidding's.
" Old Arkansaw " was produced
in the Opera House Monday night
to a fair sized and well pleased au
dience. Raymond's attractions
always make good in Bloomsburg.
.
Mirrors, brush and comb sets,
collar and cuff boxes, uecktie boxes,
handkerchief boxes, jewelry cases,
manicure sets, stuoker'b sets and all
kinds of sets at Mercer's Drug and
Book Store.
John Brcnnan, who made his
escape from jail last spring, was re
captured by Constable Langdon
and brought back to jail on vlon
day. He is awaiting trial on a
charge of assault and battery.
Dnrflini'rr. Tl.iwk's and Mt.
Washington Cut Glass at Geo. W.
IIcss . Iso acid finish or no seconds
in my stock. Nothing but the
finest.
We have just received a very large
line of some of the latest books.
Please call and see them at Mercer's
Drug and Dook Store.
Those intending
personal property
shou'd select their
an mnouncement
to have sale of
or real estate,
dates and have
ot t lie same
placil in this paper. This notice
will Be published from now until
day o" sale, free of charge if the
bills are printed at this office
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Neck wear 1 Neck-wear at Ben
Giddin.'s.
You can find the nicest and largest
line of bibles, large and small in
Bloomsburg at Meiccr s Drug and
Book Stor.
Toques and Tarns, Ben Gidding
Milnesvillt. which a year ago
was one of the liveliest towns in
the coal regions, today presents a
desolate dreary appearance, and
the prospects for its early return to
prosperity art not very bright.
Not a man is nw employed. The
mines flooded auring the strike and
were abandoned by the operating
company.
Sweaters for men and boy's 50c.
to $5.00 at Ben Gidding's.
Sterling silver novelties. The
right kind at the right prices. Geo.
W. Hess.
..
A prominent evangelist says:
"If you catch a calf and take it
from its mother she will follow
after to see where it is going, but
many persons do not seem to be
concerned whether they know what
the devil and others are doing with
their children."
Umbrellas! Umbrellas for an
Xmas present at Ben Gidding's.
. . .
Buy an overcoat for father and
son at L. Gross'. They are stylish,
good, and cheap.
Bath Robes and Smoking Jackets
at Ben Gidding's.
The postoffice department's re
port for the fiscial year ended in
June shows that over six hundred
millions of dollars were sent through
the mails with a loss of only two
hundred and fifty-one dollars.
This speaks well for the integrity
of the clerks and the efficiency of
our postal service.
.
A Smoking Jacket makes a nice
Xmas present. We have them, Ben
Gidding.
, . .
A handsome new line of invita
tion papers just received at this
office. All the latest designs in
fashionable type for wedding invita
tions are here. No trouble to show
samples. n-3t
The Pennsylvania Railroad sta
tion at Nescopeck was robbed on
Wednesday night of last week and
property to the value of $30 stolen.
Jas. Callahan and Hugh Shoolin
were arrested by a detective and the
goods were recovered. The robbers
had placed the booty temporarily in
a box car, intending to make way
with it later.
The largest and finest assortment
of Watches and Rings that we have
ever shown at Geo. W. Hess.
Prices right.
Hats and caps in all styles very
cheap at L.Gross'Clothing Store.
Bad matches have caused so many
fires in New York within the past
year that after January first none
but safety matches will be permis
sible in that city, Bad matches are
bad things, not only in the com
mercial world, but in the matri
monial as well, and they are dis
covered in the same way by heads
that fly off.
Pocket books for either lady or
gentleman, and the finest line in old
Columbia couuty to select from at
Mercer's Drug and Book Store.
Dress suits at Ben Gidding's.
.
Callendar pads,, large and small,
for 1903 for sale at this office,
singly or in quantities. i8-3t
.
Hereafter persous intending to
hold balls or dances at Wilkes
Barre must get a permit from the
chief of police. The new regula
tion is the result of complaints
made by people about the manner
in which some of these affairs have
recently been conducted.
PURELY PERSONAL
Indue Little is presiding at court at Dan
ville ihis week.
J. J. Robison went to Newark Tuesday
evening on business
Miss Ada McLinn of Gettysburg is home
for the (Jhtistnias vacation.
lolm Watson is home from Dickinson
Law School for the holidays.
I.ouis Duckalew, who is attending Sta'.
College at licllcfonte is home.
Mac Reber, a student at the Polytechnic
Institute, Troy, is home for the holidays.
Mr. ond Mrs. F.. K. Ilrown departed on
Tuesday for a visit to their son at Bridge-
poit, Conn.
Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Aldinner left on
Wednesday for l'hiladelphia where they will
visit for a lew days.
F.I well Funk, of Lehigh University, is
spending the Christmas vacation with his
parents on Third street.
Mrs. William Leverelt of rtuladelphia is
visiting her sister Mrs. Geo. . fclwell
Mr. Levcrctt will arrive today.
St- Paul'i Church-
Services will be held in St. Paul's
church on Christmas as follows
Holy Communion, 7:45; Morning
Service. Holy Communion and
Sermon, 10:30 a, m.
The following musical program
will be rendered at the second
service:
Hymn 60 Smart
Venite Turle
Gloria Patri Wilson
Te Deum Sullivan
Jubilate Sullivan
Hymn 58 Barnby
Kyrie .Sullivan
Gloria Tibi Garrett
Anthem. Let us now go even into
Bethlehem Steane
Agnus Dei Gounod
Sauctus Gilbert
Gloria in Excelsis Old Chant
Nunc Dimitis Barnby
Hymn 22 Webb
Ex-sheriff W. W. Black has pur
chased the M. C. Woodward pro
perty on East street and will move
into it.
Genuine seal skin caps $5.00 at
Ben Gidding s.
We have a certain number o
calendars for 1903 to give away
Subscribers who pay up during
this month will get them. When
the supply is gone there will be no
more here, after the time stated.
Negligee and laundried shirts at
Ben Gidding's.
C. H. Reice has a fine display of
dressed poultry in his meat market
window. Among them is a thirty
pound turkey.
Mufflers and Silk Handkerchiefs
at Ben Gidding's.
FURS
Cash paid for all kinds of raw furs
Always home on Saturdays. F. R
Drake, 440 East 4th street, Blooms
burg, Pa. 18 41"
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Come in and see us, we'll treat
you right. Ben Gidding
.
Men's Overcoats, slash or straight
pocket at Ben Gidding s.
The Winona Fire Company wil
hold a grand ball in Lockard's
Hall on New Year s eve, to which
everybody is cordially invited
Good music has been secured, and
the boys will spare no pains to
make the evening an enjoyable one
to all who attend. The Winona
Company very seldom asks for aid.
During the many years of its exist
ence, it has been kept up almost
wholly by the trivial sum of seventy
five dollars a year which is appro
priated by the town. At the
present time, however, the com
pany's treasury is very much de
pleted, caused principally by the
expenditures incident to the enter
tainment of visiting firemen at the
Town's Centennial last August.
Surely you won't refuse the boys
on this occasion. Buy a ticket,
even if you can't attend.
Children's Overcoats, all kinds at
Ben Gidding's.
r
A big assortment of clocks at low
prices at Geo. W. Hess.
A Oreat Attraction,
That the stage of the Grand Opera
House will tmdergo a complete
transformation on the occasion of
Mildred Holland's appearance here
on December 30th is shown by the
following letter , from Victor Har
mon, Miss Holland's business man
ager.
"We require a clear stage. We
require four men on the stage on
arrival of scenery at theatre to put
the show on. We , use twenty sets
of lines. We will require six wag
ons to haul scenery and baggage to
theatre. We require hose for prac
tical fountain in firsact. Kindly
see tuat stage and dressing rooms
are scrubbed clean as costumes are
very delicate."
Hats and Caps at Beu Gidding's.
CHRISTMAS BUYING
MADE LIGHTER.
No doubt all of you would like to make your Christmas
buying lighter, yet not sacrifice the qualities of the gift. We 8
5 have a plan whereby you can do it. Come to our store any J
g time before Christmas. Seethe large assortment of USE-g
FUL GIFTS to select from, and they are the ones appreciat-"
ed. We make this Christmas buying lighter for vou by 5
J allowing ALL ALIKE TEN PER CENT. DISCOU'NT on J
all purchases of 50 cents and over.
: Useful Gifts.
Black Dres Patterns,
Silk Dress Patterns,
Silk Skirt Patterns,
Flannel Waist Patterns,
Petticoats,
Ladies' Coats, Skirts,
Tailor Made Suits,
Leggins,
Golf aud Kid Gloves,
Hosiery and Underwear,
Cushions, Cushion Tops,
Umbrellas,
Wrist Bags, Pocket Books,
Table Linens, Napkins,
Handkerchiefs,
Furs, all kinds,
Bath Robes,
White Aprons,
Fur Floor Rugs.
Xmas Furs.
Good lines of these for you
to select from. All made from
selected fuis. Come and see
them and get our prices.
Turn Over Collars.
New lines of these. New
lace collars; they make nice
gifts.
H. J.
$2.00
and
$2.50. &
A Handsome Pair of Shoes
for any member of your family can be had here, and
SHOES YOU CAN FIND NO FAULT WITH,
because there's no fault to be found. There is every-
thing in being well shod, and we know our Shoes
strike the acme of excellence in footwear. You can't
help not only finding but taking
Comfort in Shoes Like Ours,
which present a happy combination of superiority in
the main points of fit, style, material, workmanship
and prices, For instance our $2.50 Colonial Dame,
and Bordman Shoes for Women.
F. D. UENTLER.
J TALK NO. 41.
i CHRISTMAS
1 PRESENTS Y.
Keep us in mind when you start out to purchase Christmas presents.
We have something to show you in this line which you cannot afTord to pass by
S unnoticed. Nice goods have never been sold so low and our stock abounds
with pleasing and desirable gifts of all kinds and prices. We hope every reader
will call, whether contemplating a purchase or not. Our doors are open to
2 every lover of the, beautiful and we shall welcome all to see and enjoy our
handsome Holiday Display.
O-eo- "W. Hess,
Optician and Jeweler, BLOOMSBURG,
Cloissoniere Vases.
Fancy Austrian Vases 75 to 5.00
Fancy Bohemian Vases,
$1.00 to $4.00.
Bronze Figures $2.50 to $6.00.
Salad Bowls, Cereal Sets, Chocolate Pots,
Mayonnaise Bowls, Berry Sets, Fruit Plates
Cream and Sugar Sets, Salts and Peppers.
Tea Pots, Fern Dishes, Pictures,
Bon-Bon Dishes, Bread and Butter Plates,
Soup Plates, Dinner Plates.
We carry these articles in Japanese, French, Austrian, Ger
man and Bohemian ware.
I I o AIn ft in JEWELRY AND ART GOODS.
J, LCC ITlcll llll, Telephone 1842.
VISIT TOOLKY & CO'S.
See their Christmas display. Get
their prices in candy before buying
elsewhere.
All Philadelphia papers a cents, by
the month delivered 30 cents, 85 cents
a month at the store. J. W. Mover
Kid and Mocha Gloves in lined
and unlined at Ben Gidding's.
Xmas Hats. 5
What lady or child would J
not appreciate a nice stylish
hat for a gift? We have made S
big reductions in prices on"
these. All the latest. g
Xmas Dress Materials. 3
A large assortment in all
the popular materials, both in
black and colors. They make "
useful gifts.
Sterling Novelties. 8
A big line of these; 25 centS
grades to go at 19 cents each. 8
Brushes of all kinds. Sterling
silver trimmed at 25c. each.
Linens for Gifts.
In Pattern table cloths. 8
Table linens by the yard.J
napkins.tray and lunch cloths,
towels, etc. g
Xmas White Goods.
They're 1903 patterns, butj
we have some for Christmas
selling. Mercerized madras, 8
pique and fleece lined piqneg
for the popular white waists."
CLARK & SON.
THE
WE IV V.LL
CAM and
$3-50
111 h
j French Plaques, $3.50.
German Vases, $1.00 to $5.00.
: Japanese Vases.
.Japanese Jardinieres,
j $5.00 to $6.oo"
For a full line of celerv dishes,
chop dishes, sherbet glasses, table
glasses, moustache cups and sau
cers, cut glass salt and pepper
boxes with sterling tops, go to L.
E. Whary's china store. French
china in great assortment, in setsor
nrlrt rdnpc or tb a Irtu'nct- nr!ne
Examine his stock before selecting .
your Christfhas gifts. . b
. ...er, and all mod t